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VaughanS
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

MacOS Dropbox folder location change and free disk space discrepancy

Apparently Apple started requiring File Providers like Dropbox to move their folders to ~user/library/cloudstorage, leaving only a folder alias at the original location. This caused problems in the b...
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VaughanS
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

The dropbox folder in cloudstorage is 47.1 GB so that only partially accounts for the free space difference. Disk Utility also reports 133.5 GB free. What's the problem with the Mac Finder?

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Jay
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3 years ago

Hi VaughanS, we wouldn't really be able to shed more light on why two different file managers provide different results. 

 

If Finder is providing wrong information, then you could try contacting Apple for further clarification on this matter.

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